date:Jul 17, 2018
nge of programs including crop subsidies and insurance for farmers. Payments for SNAP and other nutrition programs account for about 80 percent of the price tag of the current farm bill set to expire Sept. 30. A new farm bill could be approved by the end of this year.
In Ohio, 1.4 million people receive SNAP, which is about 12 percent of the states population. SNAP provides an average monthly benefit of about $121 to Ohioans, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which ru